The Cult of Imperial Honor in British India

What was imperial honor and how did it sustain the British Raj?If "No man may harm me with impunity" was an ancient theme of the European aristocracy, British imperialists of almost all classes in India possessed a similar vision of themselves as overlords belonging to an honorable race, s...

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Main Author: Patterson, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2009, 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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